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Irish Women's Championship 2026
Dates	October 24-26, 2026
City	Dublin
Venue	Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan, The Priory, 409 Stillorgan Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 D6F2
Chief Organizer	Antonina Góra
Chief Arbiter	Ivan Baburin
Players participating	6
Games played	15
Competition format	Round robin
Eligibility	Rating 1600+; players had also to be registered as IRL with FIDE and to satisfy the eligibility requirements for selection to represent Ireland in adult representative events.
Tie-break	Unspecified, but probably 1. Head-to-head result(s); 2. Rapid playoff between two players. (ICU AGM 2018 system for Irish championship, possibly with the modifications approved for use starting in the Irish Championship 2026. See Sources and notes.)
Time control	90 minutes for the entire game with an addition of 30 seconds per move from move one.
Default time	30 minutes
Schedule	Saturday and Sunday, October 24-25: 10.00am and 3.30pm; Monday, October 26: 11.00am
FIDE rated?	Yes (ID 506987)
Prizes	Prize fund €700; The Irish Women's champion was also guaranteed a place on the 2028 Women's Olympiad team, subject to meeting eligibility and activity requirements.
Entry fee	€50 (€40 reduced)
Games available	All 15
Sponsors	None specified
Photos	An ICU post reporting on the championship included a set of 14 photos. Below: play during round 3 (See full size version.)
Concurrent events	The events were collectively called “The 2nd Annual Irish Women's Chess Festival” Irish Women's Challengers 2026, October 24-26, 2026; 1st-3rd Deepshita Dukanam, Eva Sharma, Shasino Maniraj Irish Girls Competition 2026, October 23, 2026
References	Sources and notes. If you have any other documents, reports, references, biographical information, annotations or (in particular) photos, please .

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